Which to use
“hong” and “hook” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,462
- “hong” frequency rank
- #31,062
- “hook” frequency rank
- 36524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hong | hook |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Compagnie de marchands chinois à Canton, qui ont le privilège de commercer avec les Européens. | Effet inverse du slice. |
Where the eye mixes hong and hook
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hong and hook
A purely visual mix-up. hong (^((h aspiré))\ɔ̃ɡ\) and hook (\uk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hong is recorded at frequency rank #5,462, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔ̃ɡ\. hook is at rank #31,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced \uk\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36524, this pair ranks #269,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hong vs hook
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hong": gn. Private to "hook": k.
"hong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hong" for "hook" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hong" vs "hook" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hong" and "hook" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hong" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hook" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hong" and "hook" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoax vs hook". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #269,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.